(A) Purpose. This District is established in areas within the county for the purpose of allowing limited urban growth. The major purpose of this district is to provide areas within the county where urban development can take place and where urban services can be readily extended and provided. This district may be allowed adjacent to cities where sanitary sewer and other services are available and for riparian shoreline lots on suitable lakes.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Single-family detached residences;
(2) Any agricultural land use already existing;
(3) Community center;
(4) Forestry;
(5) Nurseries, excluding greenhouses;
(6) Public recreation;
(7) Livestock, poultry and animals subject to § 155.088(B) of this chapter; and
(8) Solar energy systems as regulated under § 155.108.
(C) Accessory uses.
(1) Fences;
(2) Gardening and other horticultural uses where no sale of products is conducted on the site;
(3) Decorative landscape features such as statues, rocks, reflecting ponds and benches;
(4) Public recreation equipment; and
(5) Garages and non-commercial pole structures subject to the following size restrictions:
(a) Lot area under 20,000 square feet: maximum 800 square feet structure with maximum side wall height of 12 feet;
(b) Lot area over 20,000 square feet but less than 80,000 square feet: maximum 1,400 square feet structure with maximum side wall height of 14 feet; and
(c) Lot area over 80,000 square feet: maximum 2,000 square feet structure with maximum side wall height of 14 feet.
(D) Conditional and interim uses.
(1) Conditional uses.
(a) Essential services - telephone, telegraph and power distribution poles and lines and necessary appurtenant equipment and structures such as transformers, unit substations and equipment houses;
(b) Fire station;
(c) Police station;
(d) Cemeteries;
(e) Other essential services - water supply buildings, reservoirs, wells, regional pipelines;
(f) Residential subdivisions;
(g) Township halls; and
(h) Churches.
(2) Interim uses.
(a) All home occupations;
(b) Any change in agricultural practice that marks an intensification of present agricultural use;
(c) Commercial outdoor recreation;
(d) Seasonal produce stands;
(e) One mobile home per farmstead (necessary to farm operations and at least 800 square feet in area);
(f) Medical and dental clinics;
(g) Golf courses;
(h) Schools within one-half mile of incorporated cities;
(i) Commercial day care center; and
(j) Solar energy systems as regulated under § 155.108.
(E) Prohibited uses. All other uses not listed as permitted, accessory, conditional, or interim shall be prohibited.
(F) Performance standards. (Parcels in the R-1 District shall be limited to one-half animal unit per acre and less than ten animal units total, except as allowed under § 155.008(B) of this chapter.)
(1) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height.
(2) Front yard regulations.
(a) Setbacks:
Required Setback Distance From Road Centerline | Road Class |
130 | State Highway |
130 | County Road and State Aid Highway |
65 | Local Road |
25 | From right-of-way of cul-de-sac or approved “T” |
(b) Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more roads or highways, there shall be a front yard setback on each road or highway side of each corner lot. No accessory buildings shall project beyond the front yard of either road.
(c) Within existing developed areas, the above front yard setback requirements may be adjusted to coincide with average setback occurring on either side of the proposed building within 300 feet; except that, no building shall be located less than 20 feet from the right-of-way line.
(3) Side yard regulations. There shall be a minimum side yard of 15 feet for principal uses and ten feet for accessory uses unless the building is housing livestock, then the setback is 100 feet for livestock buildings.
(4) Rear yard regulations. For all non-livestock buildings, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 15 feet with the setback at 100 feet for a livestock building.
(5) Lot area regulations.
(a) For dwelling units with private on-site sewage treatment systems water wells: one acre; and
(b) For dwelling units with public sewage treatment systems: 20,000 square feet.
(6) Lot width and depth regulations.
(a) For dwelling units with private sewage treatment systems:
1. Lot width: 150 feet; and
2. Lot depth: 150 feet.
(b) For dwelling units with public sewage treatment systems:
1. Lot width: 100 feet; and
2. Lot depth: 100 feet.
(7) Location. Structures may be so located on each lot such that subdivision is possible when central sewer and water facilities become available.
(Ord. passed 7-28-2015; Ord. 16-6, passed 10-18-2016; Ord. 16-8, passed 12-27-2016; Ord. 22-4, passed 11-29-2022; Ord. 23-1, passed 5-2-2023)